Chapter 67: Zhang Xiao's Wand
The young wizards who had already tested their wands were whispering to each other in their seats, and the conversation was naturally focused on wands.
If it weren't for this wand test, many people would probably think that the wands all over the world are made of those materials and cores.
But now they all raised their heads, like marmots with their necks extended, looking this way.
The best work of my life? What do you mean? Aren't everyone's wands all 7 Galleons?
Faster than these little wizards were a few of the Hogwarts ones, and they simply didn't leave.
Zhang Xiao's wand has always been a legend.
No one knows exactly what it is, only that Peeves is afraid of this wand, and the point is that it is very expensive!
Dumbledore's eyes were also blazing, he was the owner of the Elder Wand, and no one knew better than Dumbledore how powerful a wand could help.
Zhang Xiao paused, pulled out his wand from his waist and handed it over.
"It's still so beautiful, it's so beautiful and unique"
Ollivander held his breath and took the wand in both hands, his eyes full of enchantment.
The tip of the lightning strike wood wand spit out several bright blue electric sparks, which made Zhang Xiao a little surprised.
Is it still unclear what virtue of his wand is? It was not touched by anyone, and Malfoy and the others were not without curiosity before.
In short, in a word, except for Zhang Xiao, who touched the electricity, and didn't give it a test, and the last time the Ministry of Magic conducted an inspection, he directly blew up someone's machine.
Now it was a few sparks, and I don't know if it was because Ollivander was the maker, and the wand was open to him.
"WellβI almost forgot, you got that wand cover."
Ollivander was about to put his face on his wand, and for him, combining all kinds of wood with parts of Fantastic Beasts was his lifelong passion, and it was a lifelong wish to create a wand that would have his name etched into wand history.
His eyes lingered on the lightning lines naturally formed by the lightning strike wood, and he muttered the data:
"13 inches of sour jujube wood that was struck by lightning, should have died, and was miraculously reborn, the age of the tree is 1,200 years old."
"Shhhh
Suddenly, the classroom sounded the sound of toothache-like inhalation, even if it was a foreigner who didn't know what a thousand-year-old lightning strike was.
Listening to these words, you can also perceive what kind of weight this wand contains.
Can you survive being struck by lightning? What a miracle is this? There are still 1200 years, why emphasize the year?
Their own wands never cared about the year or anything like that.
Ollivander continued to mumble, "The rod core. The beard of the unicorn is hard and not easy to bend. β
His gaze shifted downward: "Grip - a whole piece of [yusui] carving." β
Malfoy let out a long breath, and everyone here probably couldn't understand what Ollivander just said, and the first time he dealt with Zhang was because of this chalcedony grip.
He had always wondered what kind of wand was worth holding with an expensive chalcedony.
Now I finally know, especially after learning Chinese for so long, my understanding of the millennium lightning strike wood is deeper than others.
For the East, many things are crowned with a thousand years in front of them, which means that there is a world of difference, not only the effect is more powerful and incredible, but the price is even higher.
"Ahh Ollivander seemed to have found something interesting, and added a small piece of silvery-white metal to the handle.
There is also a turquoise 'gem' on it.
"What is this for?"
He asked earnestly and curiously.
Zhang Xiao smiled and said, "Maybe you can try to press it." β
Ollivander was so good that he immediately pressed the gem carefully.
"Pop" Yunjin Socket instantly slid up, wrapping the entire wand.
Ollivander looked at the gleaming silver wand in surprise and frowned for a moment, but he never knew what his intentions were.
But Karkaroff, who was sitting on the side, shouted loudly:
"Illegal modifications! This must be an illegal mod, we must not let someone with this modding wand play, it's not fair to anyone else! β
Some of the other headmasters looked hesitant, some were silent, but they seemed to agree with the statement, and some shook their heads.
It wasn't known what it was meant for with a device that turned a wand into a metal club, but it was clearly important to the famous little wizard.
So no matter what, it's always right to weaken a strong enemy, even if it's only one person.
In the eyes of these principals, maybe Zhang Xiao alone could not win the Goblet of Fire, but after everyone's intelligence gathering work, it gradually rolled out.
The principals discovered a very serious fact, Zhang Xiao may not be able to win, but he can also make trouble so that other teams can't win!
What if he thinks he can't win, and goes crazy to make trouble and escort the Hogwarts team?
So there is an opportunity to weaken, and it must not be missed.
"Karkaroff, I can understand your feelingsβ" Dumbledore said with a smile, "but we need to be clear about what an illegal modification of a wand is." β
Ollivander took over at the right time: "Nest alchemy items on your wand to artificially increase the power of the spell, or use a wand annealing device to avoid the flashback spell check."
Unauthorized alteration of the function and structure of the wand, resulting in substantial changes to the original wand, is an illegal modification. β
"Thank you, Mr. Ollivander, for your explanation." Dumbledore nodded, he had seen how Zhang Xiao could use this wand, and this magical metal sleeve and transfiguration were amazing whimsical ideas.
The perfect combination of cold weapons and wands, extraordinary imagination, if not to want to use such a wand well, requires a high level of magical literacy and hand-to-hand combat skills.
Dumbledore even felt that such a small change should be promoted.
"I think let Zhang demonstrate, and everyone will know the function of the sleeveβ" After saying that, he looked at Zhang and nodded slightly.
Zhang Xiao doesn't have any opinions, and it's not something unsightly.
As soon as he spread out his palm, the lightning-like patterns on the surface of the wand that Ollivander held in his hand suddenly lit up.
"Crackle!" Flashing with lightning, the wand trembled twice, and instantly fell into Zhang Xiao's hand.
The little wizard who watched this scene raised his eyebrows neatly and let out a low exclamation uncontrollably.
As a wizard, the most feared thing is to leave the wand, once the wand is gone, it will almost fail.
Vagado's wizards do rely on finger and gesture wandless spells, but this wandless spell is a far inferior wand in speed and power.
Otherwise, why did Vagadu change his costume as soon as he came into contact with his wand?
Now Zhang Xiao's hand has completely broken their inherent concepts, it turns out that the wand can fly back by itself?
They looked down at the wand in their hands, as if opening the door to a new world, and began to figure out how to develop this little trick that was 'both practical and handsome'.
But Zhang Xiao's shock to the little wizards was far from over.
Holding the wand horizontally in his right hand, his left hand slowly stroking the silver-white sleeve from right to left, the blinding light of Transfiguration was obscured by the palm of his hand, and it looked like his palm was glowing.
When his movements were over, a long sword with a cold light appeared.
There are no idiots and stupid people sitting here, and there are a few characters with outstanding thinking who frowned and thought for a while, and they have suddenly called out:
"The principle of equality of deformed matter?"
Ron and Harry quietly lowered their heads and whispered to their 'brains':
"Hermione, what has changed, what principle?"
Hermione hurriedly whispered, "Professor McGonagall said in the first class, if you only change the form and don't change the attributes, it means that the shape changes, and the attributes don't change!" β
"What do you mean?" The two little ones said in unison.
"Oh, that means that the sleeve should be an extremely strong and lightweight one, and Zhang used it to deform the sword that formed the same substance as the sleeve!
If it wasn't strong enough, the sword would be shattered in an instant. β
Looking at the sword, no matter how stubborn the headmasters were, they could only admit that Dumbledore was right, and this kind of mere change in appearance was indeed not an illegal modification.
After admiring it again for a while, Ollivander finally reluctantly picked up his wand, pointed it to the side, and used it to test the spell:
"A flock of birds!"
The wand thumped like a pistol, and a flock of small birds that shone with electric light, their hair exploded, and their shrill chirps flew out of the wand heads, and they looked furious, and rushed out of the open window with great speed, trying to hit something.
Krum lowered his head suspiciously, and looked at the hornbeam in his hand, the wand containing the tendon cord of the dragon's heart.
He swore that when he first tested the flock of birds with his wand, it would never be a bird like this!
This very special flock of birds also startled Ollivanders, and the old gentleman touched his chest, his face was a little pale, but he still said strongly:
"The test is over, and the wand is in excellent condition!"
After the last man's wand was tested, the little wizards stood up in twos and threes to leave, and they saw something different today.
At the moment, they were a little eager to go back and give it a try, but another voice shouted to stop them.
"Photography, Dumbledore, photography!" Bagman excitedly shouted, "The referee and the warrior have a group photo!" This is what Barty wants, man, you don't know, wizards all over the world are crazy, and they keep writing to the Ministry.
Ask us to reveal more details, or at least the teams involved.
Old John, who was in charge of receiving letters, had already entered St. Mungo, and he was exhausted!
So if we don't want the Ministry of Magic to be inundated with letters, we'll have to release something. β
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1. Commuter pass 2. Recommended ticket
A chapter first, and there will be more in the evening
(End of chapter)